The nurse is preparing discharge instructions for a patient admitted with bacterial pneumonia. Which of the following should be included in these instructions?
1. exercise approaches
2. material on smoking cessation
3. nutritional support
4. avoidance of triggers
2
Rationale: Smoking is a risk factor for pneumonia. Patients should be encouraged to stop smoking and offered educational materials. Although important, exercise approaches and nutritional support may or may not be indicated for the patient recovering from pneumonia. Triggers are associated with asthma attacks and not pneumonia.
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